Fiscal Fridays: “Mismanagement” Creates $16 Million Budget Hole

Another bureaucracy, another $16 million deficit.

The Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is facing a massive budget deficit after years of mismanagement. Despite promises of reform, lawmakers are left with how to fix this. In this week’s Fiscal Fridays, we unpack how this agency got here, explore solutions, and ask whether this agency should even continue to exist?

Read more below!

House Bill 769 – Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Shortfall, Supplemental FY24:
https://idahofreedom.org/house-bill-769-division-of-vocational-rehabilitation-shortfall-supplemental-fy24/

Letter from the Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation:
https://idahofreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/DVR_Letter_Sept_12_2024.pdf

Fiscal Fridays: Will you fund $5m in reckless spending?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbLM2mD3-Vg

To sign up for the Pork Report on government waste, visit this link:
https://idahofreedom.org/24pork/